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Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best. 10/10 Emma realises she has been wrong about everything. Is it too late? Show more

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Jack Docherty creates a fantastical short story inspired by the week’s news.
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Matthew Bannister on actor Sir Ian Holm, US ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, literary agent Felicity Bryan, singer Lily Lian. Show more

The BBC’s Business Editor Simon Jack answers listeners' questions and considers how the BBC will cover industry and business following the pandemic. Show more

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Boris Johnson has said people are taking too many liberties - and warned of a new spike in Covid19 cases - after crowds packed onto beaches on the hottest day of the year.

If there’s comedy in Covid, the team will find it. World leaders, the media, experts, celebrities, Michael Gove, no one is off limits. Recorded in five different kitchens. Show more

Michael Palin on the version of Waiting for Godot raising money for The Royal Theatre Fund Show more

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Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House with a panel including Andy Burnham, Dr Liam Fox MP, Emma McClarkin and the Rt Rev Rose Hudson Wilkin. Show more

Zia Haider Rahman reflects on what really lies behind the comment, "If you don't like it here, you can always leave." Show more

Taking the Long View of previous unforeseen crises in British history, Jonathan Freedland explores the hopes and fears for recovery - and the unexpected consequences that followed.

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Crime writer Val McDermid and businesswoman Martha Lane Fox talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they really love, including an exciting new book about Shakespeare. Show more

The idea that recycling is a moral obligation, as well as an economic one, is relatively new. Should we take a more hard-headed view of the economic costs and benefits? Show more

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Helen Lewis examines the lives of women who have made a difference. Not the ones in fairytales, but individuals who rose above their circumstances to effect change in society. Show more

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